Thyris fenestrella (Scopoli, 1763)
pygmy moth
on Clematis
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 6.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde
side view
parasite
Larvae in leaves, spun into a tube; there also the pupation.
host plants
Ranunculaceae, monophagous
Clematis vitalba.
The reference by Fernández Vidal to Sambucus nigra, probably based on a larger list of “host plants” in Wikipedia (2021), in intriguing.
phenology
Bivoltine; hibernation as pupa.
distribution within Europe
lei, arva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum, Pyrgus
references
Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Buchsbaum & Thiele (2007a). Dawidowicz (2015a), Fernández Vidal (2011a), Heseler (2010a), Lepiforum (2021), De Prins, Steeman & Sierens (2016a), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).